Antonia is the matriarch of an extended family: her daughter, child, and partner, her friends, and castoffs who need a home. Each year, a long table is set in the barnyard for the extended family to picnic.

See Marleen Gorris. Antonia’s Line  (1995). Screenplay by Marleen Gorris. Also, Emma Bovary’s wedding party in Vincente Minnelli’s  1949 film.

Featured Image: Marleen Gorris Antonia’s Line (1995). Willeke van Ammelrooy as Antonia (third from left) and Jan Decleir as Farmer Bas (beside Antonia).